Washburn Model 122 Bowl-back Mandolin
Early 20th Century, Original
Artist or Maker
Washburn
Medium
Wood
Date
Early 20th Century
Condition Report
Damage at base of Neck
Exhibited
Currently Mebane Antique Gallery and available for preview
Literature
Washburn Model 122 is a historic bowl-back mandolin crafted by Lyon & Healy in Chicago between roughly 1900 and 1905. A hallmark of the turn-of-the-century American mandolin craze, this model features an elongated 20-fret ebony fingerboard adorned with diamond and snowflake mother-of-pearl inlays, an ornate scalloped faux-tortoiseshell pickguard, and an oval soundhole trimmed with multi-ply wood purfling. Its iconic rounded "tater bug" body is traditionally constructed from 15 interlocking ribs of premium Brazilian rosewood separated by thin, contrasting wood spacers.
Provenance
Mason
Notes
Available for live in house bidding and pay-pick up from our gallery, Always bid with confidence with Mebane Auction. Thank you Jon Lambert
Condition
Very Good
Early 20th Century, Original
Artist or Maker
Washburn
Medium
Wood
Date
Early 20th Century
Condition Report
Damage at base of Neck
Exhibited
Currently Mebane Antique Gallery and available for preview
Literature
Washburn Model 122 is a historic bowl-back mandolin crafted by Lyon & Healy in Chicago between roughly 1900 and 1905. A hallmark of the turn-of-the-century American mandolin craze, this model features an elongated 20-fret ebony fingerboard adorned with diamond and snowflake mother-of-pearl inlays, an ornate scalloped faux-tortoiseshell pickguard, and an oval soundhole trimmed with multi-ply wood purfling. Its iconic rounded "tater bug" body is traditionally constructed from 15 interlocking ribs of premium Brazilian rosewood separated by thin, contrasting wood spacers.
Provenance
Mason
Notes
Available for live in house bidding and pay-pick up from our gallery, Always bid with confidence with Mebane Auction. Thank you Jon Lambert
Condition
Very Good
